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City Dispatches From N.R. Kleinfield

The byline N.R. Kleinfield has stood for elegant, lyrical writing in The New York Times for nearly 40 years. Here are some of his favorite articles about New York City.Related Article

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Fraying at the Edges

A withered person with a scrambled mind, memories sealed away: That is the familiar face of Alzheimer’s. But there is also the waiting period, which Geri Taylor has been navigating with prudence, grace and hope.

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Sniffing a fetid odor, George Bell's neighbor called 911.
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Josh Haner/The New York Times

October 2015

The Lonely Death of George Bell

Each year around 50,000 people die in New York, some alone and unseen. Yet death even in such forlorn form can cause a surprising amount of activity. Sometimes, along the way, a life’s secrets are revealed.

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Damon Winter/The New York Times

June 2014

Baptism by Fire

Jordan Sullivan’s decade-long dream of joining the New York Fire Department had come true. Now he had to prove himself.

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Emily Berl for The New York Times

May 2012

‘Why Don’t We Have Any White Kids?’

What divided education means to impressionable children and the void it opens in their lives.